Banquet Blues Reception
Historical Silent Auction Presentation of Colors
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem Welcome
Recognitions-Special Guest Introductions-Veterans Invocation
The Grove Foyer The Grove Foyer US Army Fullerton Recruiting Company Color Guard Supervisor Todd Spitzer
Eric Faulkner-Dept of Veteran Affairs Community Engagement/VEO President CSUF Framroze Virjee Marlene Dyce
Black Chamber Secretary/Treasurer Chaplain Brenda J. Threatt US Vets Executive Director, Long Beach
Presentation of Awards
2022 Community Leadership Award
Tammy Tumbling, OCCF-African American Alliance Fund
2022 Michael R. Jones Business Impact Award
Communications Lab
Special Leadership Recognition and Appreciation Award
Buffalo Soldier Iron Riders Presentation
Trooper Ron Jones, Trooper CF Brown, Trooper Ken Smith
Trooper Erick Cedeno and Trooper Bobby McDonal
Emily Rolston-Destination Missoul
Matt Lautzenheiser-Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
Kristjana Eyjolfsson- Historical Museum at Fort Missoul
Kevin Smith-Missouri State Parks
Missouri State Parks Team & Team Leader Dawn Frederickson,
Tate Jones-Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History
Murray Pierce Liaison to UM Black Student Union & support for Student of African Decent
Closing Remarks and Reflections
Bobby McDonald
Event Program Schedule
Greetings:
For 38 years the Black Chamber brought upon us the opportunity to share with you the events, programs, trainings and community spirit that has transpired during the year.
Our mission was created to allow for flexibility, not only for business opportunities and business growth, but for those other aspects of community life that has an impact on those opportunities and success.
Our accomplishments have been varied and wide this past year. Our Black History Month Future Leaders Luncheon continued to showcase Orange County Black History and Leadership for our future leaders and the community at large.
Toward a Deeper Understanding: The Black Chamber of Orange County, the Orange County Business Council and Cal State University Fullerton created and established the ORANGE COUNTY RACIAL EQUITY & INCLUSION ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK.
This Action Plan creates a framework for safe, equitable and inclusive public and private businesses, to implement meaningful practices.
The Orange County Business Journal produced its inaugural Black Business Section in February featuring Black Business Entrepreneurs presented by Cal State University Fullerton, Chapman University and the OC Black Chamber.
Another creation formulated to strengthen our business community, was the organizing of the Orange County Diverse Business Leaders Coalition with our ethnic chamber brothers and sisters.
We celebrated The 125th Anniversary of the “US Army Great Cycling Experiment of 1897” where the Buffalo Soldiers 25th Infantry rode bicycles for 41 days and 1900 miles from Fort Missoula, MT. to St. Louis, MO.
We continued our tradition of Juneteenth here in Orange County with the OC Arts and Learning Conservatory and supported the Missoula Black Collective Juneteenth event at FT. Missoula, MT.
Speaking of celebrations, our efforts to build a Veterans Cemetery here in the Anaheim Hills/Gypsum Canyon was successful as of September 27, 2022.
Now, I have a request of you - Get involved and Get prepared! We at the Black Chamber get request from corporations, non-profits, and other community organizations looking for qualified individuals of color to sit on their boards. It is our intention to offer several seminars that help with training and preparations, to sit on these boards and councils.
We all need to step up, get engaged and participate!
“By seeing people of color & orientation appointed on private & public boards, and more people of color attending city & county public hearings, we enhance, impact and strengthen our county and our community.
I’m Bobby McDonald, your President and CEO!
And I maintain- Your Black Chamber is still here for you!
Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County 715 S. Weir Canyon Road #157 Anaheim, CA. 92808 Phone: (714) 547-2646 www.ocblackchamber.com
Executive Director’s Message
Acknowledgements
The Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of the following
Gold Sponsors
Disneyland Resort
Southern California Edison
Union Bank Silver Sponsors
Communications Lab Metropolitan Water District Southern California Gas Southwest Bronze Sponsors
AT&T
Cal State Fullerton Charter Chapman CHOC New York Life Paul Hernandez
North Orange County Community College District OC Water District OC Realtors
South Orange County Community College District UCI
Wells Fargo Advisors
Table Sponsors
AUSA
Clearinghouse CDFI
Columbia College Council of African American Parents Dept. of Education Friendship Baptist Humana
Orange County Community Foundation OC Business Council OC Fair OCSBDC OCTA
Supervisor Doug Chafee TCA
Community Sponsors
Alpha Phi Alpha Buffalo Soldiers DAV Explorer Studios Hispanic Chamber OCDBLC US Army VFW
VALOR
https://www.petergravett.com/
Major General Peter J. Gravett United States Army (Retired)
Black Chamber Education Fund
“Black Chamber Education Fund“
The objectives of this corporation shall be: to provide guidance and educational programs and scholarships to youth of Orange County in order to achieve academic and vocational successes; and to develop and provide educational and scholarship needs for military veterans, with support to achieve academic and vocational successes along with career technical education and business and workforce investment assistance opportunities. These programs and scholarships shall be mainly supported by the Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County.”
Chuck Moore
Mr. Moore is owner of Moore Educational Services. This company has been engaged during the past 16 years in hosting youth conferences and providing college advising services. He is a proud member of the Council of African American Parents. Chuck heads up the Orange County Education Fund program for the past 6 years, the program provide guidance, educational programs, scholarships to youth of Orange County and Southern California, in order to achieve academic and vocational successes. The Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County will support these educational programs and scholarships.
A new emphasis was undertaken three years ago with priorities shifted to support successful community programs as opposed to creating new activities within the Black Chamber structure. BRIDGES, the program designed to increase col-lege graduation rates among African American students on Orange County college and university campuses continues to serve as the foundation program for BCEF. However, BCEF has worked as a partner with the Council of African American Parents (CAAP) to publicize and support programs sponsored by this twenty-one year old college preparation organiza-tion that serves students and families from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
BCEF supports the (CAAP) Legacy Roundtable Accelerated Summer Mathematics Academy designed to increase the number of African American males completing Calculus before high school graduation. Members of the Chamber are sending increased numbers of scholars to CAAP’s Junior/Senior Workshop where scholars and parents receive intensive guidance covering all aspects of the college selection, admissions and enrollment procedures. These pipeline programs feed college level scholars into the BRIDGES (Book Reimbursement Incentive, Guidance and Educational Support) pro-gram where business partners serve as mentors, internship site supervisors, and general supporters of college students striving to complete baccalaureate and advanced degrees from Orange County college campuses.
The BRIDGES program was designed to aid African American students in efforts to find Orange County employment, en-trepreneurial opportunities and local mentors. This year we celebrate the return of Dr. AC Campbell, a BRIDGES scholar in 2001 and 2002. Dr. Campbell was accepted as a BRIDGES scholar while completing his master’s degree in Sociology at CSU Fullerton. BCEF is proud to announce that Dr. Campbell who attended and graduated from Purdue University with his doctoral degree in Sociology will begin his tenure process as a faculty member at Santa Ana College in fall 2013. His accomplishments and return to Orange County embody the goals of BCEF and promote continued efforts of this type throughout our service area.
Black Chamber Education Fund RECIPIENTS
Chris Elrod Columbia College
Delanee Balta CSUF
Kurt Chesney Now at US Air Force Academy
Ruby Garcia Rancho Alamitos HS
Cal State University Fullerton Black Scholars Program
